2 6
Age 57

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 45

Not Ranked

Current Rank

#49

#6

Peak Rank

#8

31

Years Ranked

36

3

Years in Top 10

2

43.9

Average Rank

34.3

24

Theatrical Releases

45

Chicago $170.7 Million

Biggest Hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.0 Million

$1.2 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.4 Billion

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By the 2026 season, the comparison is less about a single breakout moment and more about the shape of each actor's accumulated Hollywood results. The category score gives Elijah Wood the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity.

The biggest-hit category sharpens the box office contrast, especially because Elijah Wood's leading film creates the stronger single-release benchmark. Taken together, the comparison suggests leans toward Elijah Wood while still showing distinct strengths on each side.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

Catherine Zeta-Jones Elijah Wood

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

Catherine Zeta-Jones

24 theatrical releases • $1.2 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2013 Red 2 $53.3 Million
2013 Side Effects $32.2 Million
2013 Broken City $19.7 Million
2012 Playing for Keeps $13.1 Million
2012 Rock of Ages $38.5 Million

Elijah Wood

45 theatrical releases • $2.4 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come $23.0 Million
2025 The Monkey $39.7 Million
2025 The Toxic Avenger $2.9 Million
2024 Bookworm $9,446
2020 Come to Daddy $96,713